Tag: Shortage

Shortage of wheat flour at Naukot

Shortage of wheat flour has pushed its rates up causing problems for the poor and low income consumers. Though the Sindh government has fixed...

MQM concerned over shortage of flour

MQM members in the provincial assembly have expressed grave concerns over the shortage of flour in Karachi and Hyderabad and the profiteering by hoarders....

Flour shortage reaches crisis proportions

Shortage of flour in the city has irked residents of Rawalpindi. The price of flour has also increased due to the drop in supply which...

Lahore to get 5 new graveyards

The Punjab government has completed a work plan for construction of five new graveyards after shortage of graves in Miani Sahib and other graveyards...

Nine power plants out of production due to fuel shortage

Nine thermal power generation units went out of production due to non-availability of fuel taking out 2071 MW of electricity from the system. According...

Water tanker owners’ strike causes water shortage in Karachi

Several parts of the city faced acute water shortage as the water tanker owners observed strike on Saturday. People of the city are compelled to...

‘Energy shortage can be managed by adopting solid strategy’

The Chairman Intellectual property Organization (IPO) Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi has said that the phenomena of energy shortage can be managed well by adopting...

Gas predicament to grow

Gas shortfall would exceed from 1.6 billion cubic feet (BCF) during next three years and Iran Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project would not help...

Country facing severe gas shortage

The National Assembly (NA) was informed on Thursday that the country is currently facing a 3 billion cubic feet shortage of gas. The House was...

Shortage of gas supply may increase load shedding

Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Monday hinted at increasing hours of power load shedding in the city as it suffered from shortage of...

City to face water shortage for 3 days

Besides inundating Madinatul Hikmat and Bhoorey Khan Goth area, the breach in channel No 23 of Hub canal late Saturday night will deprive Karachiites...

President takes stock of load shedding, gas shortage

President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday chaired a meeting at Bilawal House, Karachi to review current energy situation and the progress on various measures being...

Where’s the water?

Currently, several districts in Sindh province, remote rural areas in particular, are facing a severe drought-like situation. The situation is reported to be...

Federal capital still facing acute water shortage

Sectors of the federal capital are facing acute water shortage while the administration has become a silent spectator. The worst hit sectors of water shortage...

Engine, fuel shortage hit train schedule

Shortage of running engines and fuel again disturbed the train schedule on Thursday, and delayed trains by four hours. According to details, Pakistan...

Pulling the plug on power crisis

Karachi Terrorism has taken a backseat in Pakistan. As the nation continues to face growing US pressure to carry out operations against the Haqqani...

Water shortage protests in Quetta

Men, women and children staged a demonstration against water shortage in various areas of of the city on Wednesday. Protesters burned tyres, chanted slogans...